Question 1

Which model of learning suggests that learning is a continual cycle between experience and reflection upon that experience?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kolb's learning cycle
B)   Nonaka's theory of knowledge transfer
C)   Lave and Wenger's communities of practice
D)   The Gestalt approach to learning A

Question 2

At the end of the day, a manager is thinking about an important meeting earlier in the day which had descended into a row with no decisions being made. The manager thinks that they should have been firmer and more decisive when chairing the meeting, and so reads a training manual entitled 'How to run an effective meeting.'
Which stage of Kolb's (1984) learning cycle equates to the manager reading this manual?

Accepted Answer

A)   Concrete experience
B)   Reflective observation.
C)   Abstract conceptualisation.
D)   Active experimentation C

Question 3

Match the following forms of knowledge sharing across organizational boundaries to their description.
-Collective working on online projects, often involving the development of computer code.

Accepted Answer

A)   Knowledge clusters
B)   Professional knowledge
C)   Open-source collaboration
D)   Communities of practice C

Question 4

Which of the following are examples of explicit knowledge within organizations? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)   The knowledge of an experienced pilot in an airline
B)   A photocopier manual in an office
C)   A recipe book in a restaurant
D)   Employee records on a computer database

Question 5

Match the stages of Kolb's (1984) learning cycle to their description:
-Reviewing an action that has been performed

Accepted Answer

A)   Concrete experience
B)   Reflective observation
C)   Abstract conceptualization
D)   Active experimentation

Question 6

Match the stages of Kolb's (1984) learning cycle to their description:
-Doing something, performing an action

Accepted Answer

A)   Concrete experience
B)   Reflective observation
C)   Abstract conceptualization
D)   Active experimentation

Question 7

Match the stages of Kolb's (1984) learning cycle to their description:
-Planning and trying out what has been learned

Accepted Answer

A)   Concrete experience
B)   Reflective observation
C)   Abstract conceptualization
D)   Active experimentation

Question 8

Which of the following phrases best summarises Nonaka's (1995) theory of knowledge transfer?

Accepted Answer

A)   Knowledge can cross beyond organisational boundaries
B)   Knowledge is stored in the mind as a set of patterns and associations
C)   The best way to get people to learn something is to offer them a reward
D)   Organisational learning is most effective when tacit knowledge in one person becomes tacit knowledge in another

Question 9

For Nonaka (1985), which of the following forms of knowledge transfer are of the greatest benefit to an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)   Explicit-explicit
B)   Explicit-tacit
C)   Tacit-explicit
D)   Tacit-tacit

Question 10

The behaviourist approach sees learning as being motivated by _______ and reward.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The behaviourist approach sees learning as being...

Question 11

Frederick Taylor was an early advocate of the learning organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The automation of cognitive tasks such as decision-making and manipulating information is known as ______ intelligence

Accepted Answer

The answer of The automation of cognitive tasks such as...

Question 13

Match the following forms of knowledge sharing across organizational boundaries to their description.
-A general term for the activities through which a common body of knowledge is shared, potentially between people in different organizations.

Accepted Answer

A)   Knowledge clusters
B)   Professional knowledge
C)   Open-source collaboration
D)   Communities of practice

Question 14

Match the following types of knowledge to their most appropriate description.
-Knowledge that develops from experience and reflecting upon that experience.

Accepted Answer

A)   Explicit knowledge
B)   Tacit knowledge
C)   Organizational knowledge
D)   Professional knowledge

Question 15

Learning organizations are suited to a post-bureaucratic style of managing and organizing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match the following forms of knowledge sharing across organizational boundaries to their description.
-Organizations in a similar industry located in close geographical proximity

Accepted Answer

A)   Knowledge clusters
B)   Professional knowledge
C)   Open-source collaboration
D)   Communities of practice

Question 17

Which of the following activities require tacit knowledge to be performed to their best? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)   Driving a car
B)   Speaking a language
C)   Memorizing a vocabulary list
D)   Riding a bicycle

Question 18

Social groupings based around a common set of occupational or professional knowledge are known as communities of_________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Social groupings based around a common set...

Question 19

Match the following types of knowledge to their most appropriate description.
-Knowledge of simple facts, which can easily be written down or explained.

Accepted Answer

A)   Explicit knowledge
B)   Tacit knowledge
C)   Organizational knowledge
D)   Professional knowledge

Question 20

Match the stages of Kolb's (1984) learning cycle to their description:
-Using theory to learn from an experience

Accepted Answer

A)   Concrete experience
B)   Reflective observation
C)   Abstract conceptualization
D)   Active experimentation

Exam 10: Knowledge and Learning

Which model of learning suggests that learning is a continual cycle between experience and reflection upon that experience?

Match the following forms of knowledge sharing across organizational boundaries to their description. -Collective working on online projects, often involving the development of computer code.

Which of the following are examples of explicit knowledge within organizations? Please select all that apply.

Match the stages of Kolb's (1984) learning cycle to their description: -Reviewing an action that has been performed

Match the stages of Kolb's (1984) learning cycle to their description: -Doing something, performing an action

Match the stages of Kolb's (1984) learning cycle to their description: -Planning and trying out what has been learned

Which of the following phrases best summarises Nonaka's (1995) theory of knowledge transfer?

For Nonaka (1985) , which of the following forms of knowledge transfer are of the greatest benefit to an organization?

The behaviourist approach sees learning as being motivated by _______ and reward.

Frederick Taylor was an early advocate of the learning organization.

The automation of cognitive tasks such as decision-making and manipulating information is known as ______ intelligence

Match the following forms of knowledge sharing across organizational boundaries to their description. -A general term for the activities through which a common body of knowledge is shared, potentially between people in different organizations.

Match the following types of knowledge to their most appropriate description. -Knowledge that develops from experience and reflecting upon that experience.

Learning organizations are suited to a post-bureaucratic style of managing and organizing.

Match the following forms of knowledge sharing across organizational boundaries to their description. -Organizations in a similar industry located in close geographical proximity

Which of the following activities require tacit knowledge to be performed to their best? Please select all that apply.

Social groupings based around a common set of occupational or professional knowledge are known as communities of_________

Match the following types of knowledge to their most appropriate description. -Knowledge of simple facts, which can easily be written down or explained.

Match the stages of Kolb's (1984) learning cycle to their description: -Using theory to learn from an experience